Review originally posted January 12, 2018 by Tori. Collision Course by Marie HarteBody Shop Bad Boys, #4Contemporary RomanceJanuary 2, 2018Sourcebooks Favorite Quote: “If you want him, have him. You have a right to be happy. Take joy in his man parts. Go forth, just don’t prosper.” Lou Cortez is a true ladies man. Gorgeous, sexy, well mannered, good job, loves his family…he’s every woman’s dream man if he says so himself. So why can’t he get the lovely Josephine Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Emerald Lily by Juliette Cross
Review originally posted January 29, 2018 by Sheena. The Emerald Lily Juliette CrossSeries: Vampire Blood #4Paranormal RomanceReleased: January 29, 2018Entangled Publishing Favorite Quote: “I love you, Vilhelmina Dragomir.” She laced her slender arms around his neck, a tear slipping from one eye even as she smiled. “I love you, Mikhail Romanov.” “Is it that bad that you must cry?” he teased. “It’s that good.” When Princess Vilhelmina Dragomir is awakened from her hellish Continue Reading
Retro Review: Station Alpha by Aislinn Kearns
Review originally posted January 11, 2018 by Mandi. Station Alpha by Aislinn Kearns (Soldiering On #1)Released: August 2016Romantic SuspenseSelf Published I love a Twitter recommendation (my bank account does not) and when I saw Meka tweet that Station Alpha was a good read, featuring a hero with a disability, I bought it. She rec’d it because his disability was not the main storyline, and I agree with her. It plays a role in the story (he is wheelchair bound) but it’s Continue Reading
Retro Review: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Review originally posted 5/11/2021 by Angela. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryContemporary Romance/Women’s FictionMay 11, 2021, by BerkleyARC Favorite Quote: After reading last year’s release by this author, Beach Read, I couldn’t wait to find out if her sophomore effort in the genre would live up to my extremely high expectations. Spoiler alert: it did. People We Meet on Vacation is kind of an ode to the tropey best friends to lovers romantic comedy movie. In Continue Reading
Retro Review: Fake Wife by Stacey Lynn
Review originally posted January 9, 2018 by Mandi. Fake Wife by Stacey Lynn (Crazy Love #1)Released: January 9, 2018Contemporary RomanceLoveswept Give me a present day marriage of convenience trope any day of the week! Corbin is a super wealthy, playboy guy who just lost his grandmother. She was important to him, as his father is a horrible man who has a family on the side and his mother is drinking herself to death. His grandmother left him her family estate – but with a condition. Continue Reading
Retro Review: Coming Back by Lauren Dane
Review originally posted 12/8/2015 by Helyce. Coming Back by Lauren Dane (Ink & Chrome #3)Contemporary Romance (MMF)Released: December 8, 2015Grand Central Publishing Favorite Quote: Damn she was blessed. Not just for the abundance of penis in her life, but the big stuff, the love and connection they brought her. The belonging. Arriving back in Seattle after five years, Jessilyn Franklin is done pretending she didn’t want two men. She’s done letting anything stop Continue Reading
Retro Review: Once Upon a Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt
Review originally posted 12/6/2017 by Mandi. Once Upon a Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #12.6)Released: December 5, 2017Historical NovellaForever This is a really cute novella with great holiday cheer. Adam Rutledge, Viscount d’Arque, is not a fan of Christmas, but he adores his grandmother, which is why he finds himself escorting her to a friend’s house, for the holidays. But due to a bad winter storm, their carriage breaks down and Adam gets on his horse to Continue Reading
Retro Review: So Over You by Kate Meader
Review originally posted 12/04/2017 by Kini. So Over You by Kate Meader (Chicago Rebels #2)Sports/Hockey RomanceDecember 4, 2017Pocket Star Favorite Quote: “Bella, they are one and the same. I will not be satisfied with a woman who has no dreams or ambitions. My woman is the North Star in my night sky, but also in her own. If she is not there to guide me, there is only darkness. For us both.” This is book two in a series about three sisters who inherit a hockey team. I Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Cruel Kind of Beautiful by Michelle Hazen
Review originally posted 11/28/2017 by Tori. A Cruel Kind of Beautiful by Michelle HazenSeries: Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll, #1Contemporary RomanceDecember 4, 2017Self Published Favorite Quote: “Men are like beautiful agents of Satan, spreading insecurity and misery throughout the world.” Jera McKnight has a full plate with her indie band, college, and work. Wholeheartedly embracing celibacy after her last boyfriend blamed her for his performance issues in the bedroom, Continue Reading
Retro Review: Beginner’s Luck by Kate Clayborn
Review originally posted on 11/21/2017 by Kini. Beginner’s Luck by Kate Clayborn (Chance of a Lifetime #1)Contemporary RomanceOctober 31, 2017Lyrical Shine Favorite Quote: “What does that mean?” I’m intentionally vague with my question. Maybe I’m asking what it means for Beaumont’s pursuit of me. Maybe I’m asking what it means for him and his job. But maybe I’m asking what it means for him and me. Because when I think of being “involved” with Ben, I think about his clothes Continue Reading